Life and Correspondence of Rufus King

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Among these, one in particular will claim attention. Mr. King took notes of the Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, of which he was a member. These are now published for the first time, and are confirmatory of the accuracy of Mr. Madison's notes, though perhaps not presenting any materially new matter. It may be here stated, to account for the reproduction of some letters which have appeared in the biographies of many contemporaneous statesmen, that during the life of Mr. Charles King the correspondence was at different times carefully examined by their writers, and such papers or let ters as bore upon these persons were published by them. It is deemed right to introduce them here again, so that their connection with the subject of this work may be preserved and his relations with them may be clearly shown. With these remarks the volumes are now given to the public, the editor believing them to contain matter interest ing for the study of the early periods of the history of the United States, and believing also that they embody the record of an honorable life devoted to the service of the country.